Engineer, Drug/Device Combination Products (Hybrid)

Merck & Co. • Rahway, NJ

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About The Position

This position is in our organization's Device Development & Technology (DD&T) group in our Research division. Our organization's DD&T group is responsible for the development of devices, combination products, processes, testing and assembly equipment from conception through product launch. Products include injectors, inhalers, implants, infusion pumps, vaginal rings and connected devices/apps. The person in this position contributes to high impact, complex, cross-functional, and cross-divisional teams, initiatives and will provide input to achieve project goals. Effective collaboration with teams is essential to meet our company's goals/objectives. The group also plays a key role in supporting commercially launched products. Our company's DD&T Team is seeking a hands-on medical device product manufacturing and assembly engineer. This position will be responsible for hands-on factory floor work and collaboration, via interfacing with our company's internal sites, medical device suppliers and sub-suppliers. This includes working with both small to large scale medical device assembly equipment suppliers, integrated manufacturing equipment component suppliers and purchased device component suppliers. In addition, this position shall interrogate device supplier processes as they relate to our company's combination product process specifications and critical quality attributes to support our company's combination product quality control strategy and preserve essential performance requirements.

Requirements

• B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 2 years of regulated industry experience.
• Knowledge and hands-on experience in working with manual and automated assembly systems.
• Mechanical aptitude and hands-on troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work independently in a laboratory setting and manufacturing floor setting.
• Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to collaborate in a team environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• High level work ethic.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of injection molding and assembly of plastic products including design for low and high-volume manufacturing and assembly.
• CAD design, including knowledge of SOLIDWORKS and 3D printing.
• Prototyping and ability to fabricate custom fixtures for assembly and testing.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to high impact, complex, cross-functional, and cross-divisional teams.
• Provide input to achieve project goals.
• Collaborate effectively with teams to meet company goals/objectives.
• Support manufacturing of clinical supplies and spend time on a manufacturing floor.
• Support process and technology transfer to company's manufacturing facilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree